Since it appears that a change to the Smokehouse Tribute and Balloon Market Tribute, which we implemented with the start of the Anniversary Event 2026, is aggravating the ongoing production stop issue with this building type that we described on Monday, August 31, we are rolling back said change. Following this update, players with functioning Smokehouse Tributes and Balloon Market Tributes will once again have to manually claim rewards they produce. The corresponding quests have been updated with fitting icons and are once again listed in the questlog, so you can check if your buildings are running as intended.

Please note that this fix does not reactivate buildings already affected by the production stop bug, prevent buildings from falling victim to it, or solve the root cause of the problem. All of this will require more time.

This update also includes a fix for the current issues with Metallurgy Knowledge. Here is how they will function going forward:

• Level 1 and Level 2 Knowledge can only be applied to the Ore Refinery while the corresponding upgrade quest is active. They will be greyed out in the star menu otherwise.
• Level 1 and Level 2 Knowledge can only be applied to the Mayor’s House in exchange for Manuscripts when the Ore Refinery has been built.
• Level 1 and Level 2 Knowledge can still be traded at any time.